Revolution
This nation was the ally of the Americans during the revolution.
France
The annexation of this state by the United States triggered the Mexican American War.
Texas
This man assassinated President Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth
This president wrote a famous document (you might say a doctrine) condemning European colonization of the Americas.
James Monroe
Famous general in the American Revolution, before betraying the United States.
Benedict Arnold
Name of the militia which fought the first battle of the revolution at Lexington & Concord
Minutemen
This region of the United States was gained after defeating Mexico during the Mexican American War.
The Southwest
First battle of the Civil War after Southerners open fired on this fort.
The Battle of Fort Sumpter
Dark horse president, who famously fulfilled all his campaign promises in a single term.
James K Polk
Famous politician who petitioned for a National Bank, and has a musical about him.
Alexander Hamilton
This treaty officially ended the war, granting independence to the US.
The Treaty of Paris
When the White House was burnt down during the War of 1812, this woman saved many of the historical paintings residing there.
Dolly Madison
Famously incompetent Northern general, who ran against Lincoln for president during the election of 1864.
General George B. McClellan
This president infamously restricted free speech using the Alien and Sedition Acts during his presidency.
John Adams
This man launched a raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers' Ferry.
John Brown
This battle was the last battle of the American revolution.
The Battle of Yorktown
This Michigan Great Lake had some of the most significant naval battles of the War of 1812.
Lake Erie
First African American regiment for the North.
54th Massachusetts
First vice president to ascend to the office of the president after the death of William Harrison.
John Tyler
Prominent Kentucky senator who proposed and wrote the Missouri Compromise, the American System, and unsuccessfully ran for president 3 times.
Henry Clay
Derogatory name for loyalists
Tories
The name of this battle later became the campaign slogan for future president William Henry Harrison. Slogan: "______ and Tyler too!"
Tippecanoe
Famously brutal Northern campaign, led by General William Tecumseh Sherman, across Atlanta.
James Buchanan
Native American women who led Lewis and Clark during their expedition.
Sacagawea